Lift-latch for handbags



- B.'J RICHARDSON AND C. S. BA 'RBER. LlF-T LATCHFORHANDBAGS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27, I919.

Lia 77,27 Patented M y 10,1921.

views, we provide a base-plate 2 surrounded IBROIDIE J", RICHARDSON AND CLAIItE S. BARBER, OF WATER BURY, CONNECTICUT.

LIFT-LATCH FOB HANDBAGS.

' To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, BRODIE J. RICHARD- SON and CLAInn S. BARBER, citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and the State of Connecticut, have invented-certain new and useful Improvements in Lift- Latches for Handbags, which improvements are fully set forth in the following specification.

This invention relates to improvements in devices of that class available for fastengards its construction, durable, efiicient and ing purposes, particularly inronjunction with so-called hand-bags, vallses, trunks, and analogous receptacles, such devices beba s.

' The object of this invention is to provide a lift-latch of the character above indicated which shall be simpleand inexpensive as rereliable in practical service; convenient in its application to practical purposes; and which shall possess certain well-defined advantages over prior analogous devices.

The invention consists in certain combinations, details and parts whereby, together with the novel disposition and relative arrangement of said parts, the attainmentof the foregoing object is rendered practicable, all of which will be hereinafter more specifically referred to and set forth in the claims hereto appended.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein: Figure l is a top plan view of a lift-latch embodying our said improvements, the latch-plate raised. i

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, the near side-wall of the base being removed. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of same, the parts under adjustment as indicated in 7 Fig.1. V p 7 lgt is a view showing in perspective and detached the latch proper conjunctively with the pintle provided for cooperation therewith. r Fig. 5 .is an end elevation of the device, the latch-plate raised. I

Fig. 6 is afragmentary face view showing the shouldered lower portion of the latchplate. e p Having reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein similar, reference-numerals. denote like parts throughout the several Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Ma 10 Application filed September 27, 1919. Serial No. 326,960. r

by a down-turned general wall, 2, consisting of opposite end-walls and opposite side walls, as shown, and opposite fasteningtabs 2 2 being formed on the opposite end-walls, all as in common practice.

Base-plate 2 has .a slot-like opening 3 formed longitudinally therein and a pin exposing opening 3 formed transversely thergln, somewhat rearwardly of the openmg The material of the base-plate 2, at the opposite sides of the opening 3,, is suitably drawn up to form opposite bearing-sockets 3 3', each open at the underside thereof erzablythough' not necessarily, at its opposite en s. V i We provide and dispose at the underside of the base-plate 2 a resilient bolt-controller,

' and the function of which will be made clear 3, said hinge-pintle being reduced, pref:

preferably, though not necessarily formed 1 from round steel wire and thereafterduly tempered, said controller being here shown as comprisingopposite medial members 5 6", merged, respectively, into opposite,re-

turnedside-bars 5 7 the medial members belng integrally connected by an intermediate tie-segment 7; r The side-bars 5" 7 are upwardly crimped, or sim larly acted upon, to form therefor,

respectively, upstanding or analogous bear- T? ing-segments 6 7,which detachably overlie, within thefbearing-sockets aforenamed andwhen the parts are assembled, the hingepintle aforenamed at its opposite ends, and

provide therefor, accordingly, downwardlyopening segmental bearings 6 7", operatively within which said hinge-pintle is yieldingly held through the medium of the connected medial members 5 6", which jointly bear thereon midway therealong at Z- the 'underside thereofl f i" denotes a finger-plate, reduced widthwise at its heel to form therefor opposite shoulders 8, 8 and a pintle-engaging extension 4:, said shoulders normally overlying L the bearing-sockets3 3", and said extension projecting downwardly through the base-plate 2, by way of the opening 3 formed therein and fixedly engaging the hinge-pintle 4c thereunder, whereby said finger-plate and said hingepintle may be rocked as a unit, the former upwardly from and downwardly upon the base-plate 2, and the latter within the segmental bearings aforenamed provided therefor.

It may be here pointed out that the bolt controller aforenamed, hinge-pi'ntle 4 and finger-plate 4, assembled as hereinbefore explained, are collectively interlocked and held, severally and. collectively, against casual displacement from the respective po sitions of service thereof, through the m dium of the shoulders 8, 8, overlying and in cooperationwith the bearing-sockets 3 3', thereby avoiding the necessity for special fastening elements for any of said parts taken separately. 7 r

The finger-plate 4 carries the usual bolt 4!, which operates upwardly and downwardly through the base-plate 2, by way of the opening 3 formed therein and in advance of the hinge-pintle 4, said bolt being fitted at its free end with theusual catch 5, whose functionis to limit the upward throw of the finger-plate 4 by engaging the base-plate 2 at the underside thereof and at the advance end of the opening 3, as will be readily understood.

That portion 6 of the extension a", which more immediately engages or encircles the cordingly, jointly on the hinge-pintle 4, and

normally exerting thereon, indirectly in this instance through the medium of that portion 6 of the extenslon a" engaging or enclrcllng the same, a controlling ylelding tenslon,

' which controlling tension, again through the medium of the finger-plate 4, is transmitted to the bolt 4!, whereby the latter is yieldingly controlled throughout all points of the rocking action of the finger-plate afore named which acts as a unit with the hingepintle ,aforenamed, as hereinbefore explained.

As will be quite readily understood, the controlling tension aforenamed may, when required, be measurably increased or intensified by duly deflecting away from the hinge-pintle of our improved latch, the free edge-portion of the segment 6, as shown at 8", Fig. 2, increased deflection of the C0111 nected end-portions of the members 5' 6 being thereby effected upon the finger-plate 4 being duly rocked.

The base of the device may be drawn up from brass, bronze or other suitable material in sheet-form, or otherwise produced, as

found desirable in practice, the fastening tabs 2 2" being thus readily formed 1ntegral with the end-walls thereof; and the remaining parts of the device may be formed from. any suitable material, round steel wire,

as stated, being preferred for the bolt-controller availed of.

In applying our improved lift-latch for service, the fastening tabs 2 2' pierce, in the usual way, that hinged frame-section of the hand-bag or the like, on which the latch is to be mounted, said tabs being then clenched or turned relatively to such framesection at the underside thereof, all as common and Well known in the art.

The operation of our improved lift-latch should be apparent from the foregoing description thereof; and it will be seen that thelatch is well adapted for the purposes for which it is intended, comprising, as it does, parts which may be cheaply produced and readily assembled; and further that the 85 same may be modified to a considerable eX- tent, particularly as regards the specific form of the resilient bolt-controller availed of, the specific form of the hinge-pintle made use of, and various minor details of the general construction, without materially departing from the spirit and principle of our invention as set forth in and coming within the scope of the claims hereto appended.

What is claimed is: r

1. A lift-latch comprising a base-plate having a pintle-exposing opening formed therein, and having bearing-sockets rising therefrom; a hinge-pintle transversely un- 'derlying said base-plate; a resilient bolt-controller also underlying said base-plate, af-

, fording segmental bearings for said hingepintle and exertingthereon a yielding controlling tension; and a bolt-carrying fingerplate, the latter fitted with an extension opcrating within the pin-exposing opening aforenamed, and firmly engaging thehingepintle thereat, for action as a unit therewith, and, further provided with opposite shoulders overlying the bearing sockets aforenamed, whereby the operative parts of the latch are interlocked against casual displacement.

2. A lift-latch comprising a base-plate having a pintle-exposing opening formed therein and having bearing-sockets rising therefrom; a hinge-pintle transversely -underlying said base-plate; a resilient bolt-eontroller also underlying said base-plate, said bolt-controller embodying opposite side-bars overlying said hinge-pintle at its opposite. ends and affording segmental bearings therefor, and further embodying connected medial members jointly underlying, and eX- erting a yielding controlling tension on, said hinge-pintle; and a bolt-carrying fingerplate, the latter fitted with an extension operating within the pintle-exposing opening aforenamed and firmly engaging the hingepintle thereat, for action as a unit therewith,

and further provided with opposite shoulders overlying the bearing-sockets aforenamed, whereby the operatlve parts of the latch are interlocked against casual displacement.

3. A lift-latch comprising a base-plate having a pintle-exposing opening formed therein and having bearing-sockets rising therefrom; a hinge-pintle underlying said base-plate with its opposite end-portions projecting into said bearing-sockets; a resilient bolt-controller also underlying said base-plate, said bolt-controller embodying opposite side-bars upwardly crimped, respectively for the formation therefor of downwardly-opening segmental bearings, said segmental bearings occupying the bearing-sockets aforenamed, and wherein rockably bear the opposite end-portions of the hinge-pintle aforenamed, and further embodying connected medial members, jointly underlying, and exerting a-yielding controlling tension on, said hinge-pintle; and a bolt-carrying finger-plate, the latter fitted with an extension operating within the pintle-exposing opening aforenamed and firmly engaging the hinge-pintle for action as a unit therewith.

BRODIE J. RICHARDSON.

CLAIRE S. BARBER. I 

